diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/TurboModuleManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/TurboModuleManager.java
index c0e4d8fe109..fe0399529bd 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/TurboModuleManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/TurboModuleManager.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import com.facebook.jni.HybridData;
 import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.CxxModuleWrapper;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSIModule;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.RuntimeExecutor;
 import com.facebook.react.turbomodule.core.interfaces.CallInvokerHolder;
 import com.facebook.react.turbomodule.core.interfaces.TurboModule;
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ public class TurboModuleManager implements JSIModule, TurboModuleRegistry {
          * NativeModules should be initialized after ReactApplicationContext has been set up.
          * Therefore, we should initialize on the TurboModule now.
          */
-        ((NativeModule) turboModule).initialize();
+        turboModule.initialize();
       }
 
       TurboModulePerfLogger.moduleCreateSetUpEnd(moduleName, moduleHolder.getModuleId());
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/interfaces/TurboModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/interfaces/TurboModule.java
index 13bbe587179..6c80d059f5a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/interfaces/TurboModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/turbomodule/core/interfaces/TurboModule.java
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ package com.facebook.react.turbomodule.core.interfaces;
 
 /** All turbo modules should inherit from this interface */
 public interface TurboModule {
-  /**
-   * When CatalystInstance is destroyed, this method will be called. All implementing TurboModules
-   * can perform cleanup here.
-   */
+  /** Initialize the TurboModule. */
+  void initialize();
+
+  /** Called before React Native is torn down. Clean up after the TurboModule. */
   void invalidate();
 }